Awning-blind hinge and holder.



J. LOOKHART. AWNING BLIND HINGE AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

Patented 00b. 6, 1914.

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JOHN LOCKHART, OF TARBYTOWN, NEW YORK.

AWNING-BLIND HINGE AND HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN LOGKHART, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Tarrytown, in the county of Nestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awning-Blind Hinges and Holders, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hinges and holders for use in connection with window shutters, awnings, blinds, and similar articles, and the object thereof is to provide improved devices of this class by means of which window shutters may be used as ordi nary shutters, or partly as shutters and partly as shades or awnings, and by means of which other articles of the class referred to may be similarly used, and with this and other objects in view, the invention consists in hinges and holders of the class specified, constructed and operating as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention described and claimed here in is an improvement on that described and claimed by me in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me October 21, 1918, No. 1,076,637, and is fully disclosed in thefollowing specification of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which, the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of a part of a window frame and indicating the window opening in full and dotted lines, and showing one of a pair of shutters constructed according to my invention, part of the shutter construction being also in section ;Fig. 2 a section on the line 22 of Fig. 3 ;-Fig. 3 a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Figs. 1 and 5 detail sectional views of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at a a part of a window frame and indicated at Z) a window which extends vertically from the point o to the point 6 and I have also shown one of a pair of shutters 0 consisting of a top portion 0 and av bottom portion 0 The shutters 0 are made similar to those described and claimed in the application for a patent, hereinbefore referred to, the top part 0 being hinged to the bottom part c at 0*, and the bottom part being adapted to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 29, 1913.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914. Serial No. 792,354.

swing outwardly from the window on the hinge or hinges 0*. The top part 0 of the shutter is also hinged at one side of the frame by means of hinges (Z, and when the,

parts 0 and 0 of the shutter are in aclosed position, the said shutter may be turned outwardly in the manner of an ordinary shutter, as hereinafter described.

At each side of the window frame are secured bars 6, only one of which is shown, to correspond with the shutter shown, and the bar 6 is off-set from the side of the frame and may be secured thereto in any desired manner, but in the construction shown, said bar is provided with endprongs e which are driven into the frame. I

The lower end of the shutter member 0 is connected with the bar eby means of an arm f composed of channel iron, or other suitable metal, and the bar 6 passes loosely through the inner end of the arm f, as shown in Figs. 1, a and The channel in the arm f is directed downwardly and the inner end of said arm is provided at the top thereof with a vertically arranged lug f and at the bottom thereof with a transverse member f and the bar 6 passes between the parts f and F.

The outer end portion of the arm f is provided centrally of the bottom thereof, or within the channel therein with a lug f adapted to pass through a corresponding I aperture 6 in the lower end portion of the bar 6, and with this construction the inner end portion of the arm 7 may be moved vertically on the bar 6, and may also be swung into a vertical position thereon, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, in which position the bar 6 will be inclosed in the arm f, and the object of the lug f is to aid in holding the arm f and shutter member 0 against movement when said shutter member is in a closed position.

Loosely connected with the outer end of the arm f, as shown at g, is a hinge member 9 and connected with the bottom part of the sash member 0 as shown at 9 is a hinge member 9 provided with hinge members g and the hinge member 9 fits between the hinge members 9 and a pintle pin g is passed therethrough, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 8.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawif the part a of the shutter be open, as shown in Fig. l, and it is desired to close the same, all that is necessary is to more the inner end oi the arm 7 upwardly, and the part c of the shutter will swing into the closed position, the arm f assuming the vertical position, shown in said figure. If it is desired to open the part c of the shutter, as shown in Fig. 1, all that is necessary is to shove the lower end portion. thereof outwardly, and the arm f will drop into the poiion. shown in tall lines in Fig. 1,

and hold the part of the shutter in the open position.

If it is desired to open both parts a and oi the shutter (J, the part c inust be in a closed position, at Which time the shutter as a iv'hole may be turned outwardly on the side hinges (Z of the top part c of the shutter, and the bottom hinge of the parts and and composed of the parts and 7.

sists of the bar 6, the arm f, the method of connecting said parts, and the method of hinging the arm 7' to the shutter 1nen1- ber 0 Havin fully described my invention What- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. in a Window shutter construction of the class described, a bar secured vertically to a side of the Window frame, an arm, one end of which is connected with said bar and veitically movable thereon and the other end of which is hinged to the bottom part of a shutter; the hinge connection between said arm and shutter consisting of a part pivoted to said arm, a curved hinge member secured to the shutter, and a pintle passed through said partand said member 2. in a Window shutter construction of the class described, a bar secured vertically to a side of the window frame, an arm, one end of which is connected with said bar and vertically movable thereon, and the other end of which is hinged to the bottom part of the shutter, said 211"1 being composed oi channel iron and adapted, when the shutter is closed, to inclose said arm, and the hinge connection between said arm and said shutter consisting of a part pivoted to said arm, a curved hinge ineniber secured to the shutter, and a pintle passed through said part and said arm.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my lll'YGllillUll have signed my name in r scncc of the subscribing Witnesses this 26th day 01 Flepteniber, 1913.

JOHN LOCKHART.

Witnesses 2' C. MULREANY, S. rliiinnnws.

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